CONFERENCE SITE

LANGUAGE OF THE CONFERENCE

The official language of the congress is Turkish. The scientific speeches which will be made in other languages shall simultaneously be translated to Turkish.

CONGRESS BADGES

In all sessions, social activities and commercial exhibition areas, carrying the congress badges is obligatory. The participants who have made their pre-records, will be able to receive the pre-prepared congress badges together with the other documents without waiting during pre-registration. In on-site recistrations, the participants shall be able to receive their congress badges after completion of the registrations procedures and shall be able to pass to the relevant unit. In our congress, badges with intelligent card "Chip" or Barcode shall be used as congress badges. All activities inside the hotel and within the framework of the congress organization, shall be recorded into the memory of these badges. In entries to the halls in the congress center, congress restaurant(lunches, prolonged cocktail, gala dinner and dinners), in entries to the opening cocktail and gala dinner, it is required for the card reader devices to see the badges. Thus, it will not be possible to circulate inside the hotel and the congress center without congress badges.

Since by the intelligent cards, the services which the members will benefit from are definitely determined, we would like to emphasize again that the congress badges are not an identity data, but at the same time a password card in order to benefit from the congress activities in the congress center and the hotel within the framework of their rights. In the event of loss of congress badges, just for once, a second badge on which the previous passwords and hence the remaining rights are recorded, shall be given.

ACCESS

The Congress Center is reached in 50 minutes by vehicle from the Airport. The distance between the Congress Center Sürmeli Efes Hotel and Kusadasi is 15 minutes. For the shuttle journeys to be made between Airport-city center and the Congress Center and transfer information, please contact the Congress Secretariat.

SMOKING LIMITATION AND DRESSING

No smoking is required in the meeting halls and the commercial exhibition areas during the congress as per code Number 4207.

In participations to the scientific activities (in reports and scientific arguments and the stand areas), it is requested with importance all participants to dress up in conformity with the outward appearance regulations.

CLIMATE

The expected weather condition in Izmir on the dates 2-5 March 2006:

Lowest temperature expected: 4°C

Highest temperature expected: 14°C

OFFICIAL INVITATION, PASSPORT AND VISA

Within the direction of the participants' requests, the official invitation letter may be prepared by the congress organization committee. The foreign participants to come from abroad are required to hold a valid passport. The complete lists of the countries to which Turkey applies visa and the Turkish embassies in all foreign countries may be obtained from the congress center.

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

Throughout the congress, the fax, telephone and electronic mail services shall be active in our congress center.

PAYMENTS AND CHANGE / EXCHANGE

Congress registration fees and accomodation costs and the payments related to the Stand and sponsorship will be made in Euro. In all payments, the transfer costs shall be met by the firm/person making the payment. VAT. Is not inclueded in registration and accomodation fees. In order to benefit from the low prices the payments should be paid into the bank accounts listed below, before 1st February 2006. The payments which are done after this date procecessed as high price even if they were done before pre- reservation date. All the congress payments should be into the accounts and abstract accounts should be faxed until latest 1 st March 2006.

BANK AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES

Throughout the entire congress, in the accounting center to be established in the recistration and information desk, services of collection by foreign currency shall be provided. The record costs related to the congress and the stand, sponsorship and accomodation payments shall be documented with invoice.

TECHNICAL DEVICES AND THE PRESENTATION CONTROL ROOM

In each hall, VHS video and multimedia projector devices shall be held available for use. It is required for the persons who will use slide as presentation materials to transform their slides into digital environment if possible, and if they do not have these opportunities, to apply to the Congress Secretariat in shortest time. The digital presentations are required be preapared in a way presentable in Microsoft Powerpoint® program. The technical equipments to be used in presentation should clearly be indicated on the report forms.

The slide materials should be delivered to slide desk located next to the Congress recistration desk during the recistration procedures. The participants who desire to make slide control are required to be present in the slide room on the appointment time given to themselves. It is requested with importance for the presenters who especially have integrated film files within their presentations to record the codec "Passwords" of their film files and the full files together with their presentations and to try the presentations they have prepared in another computer not belonging to themselves.

STAND AREA

In the Stand area which will continue throughout the congress and be realized with the participation of firms, it is aimed to introduce products, equipments and new services in Sterilization and other areas which we predict to enter into the field of interest of our members. The Artemis Saloon wich has connection with the meeting halls in which the scientific meetings will be held shall be arranged for this purpose.

The firms which open stands, have the right to register as many persons as their quota as officials. However, if the number of persons is high, for each official, a registration as participant or stand official should be made.

The firms are obligated to notify the congress secretariat the technical equipments they will need together with their stand demands in shortest time. These demands should be notified in written form at least one week before the starting date of the congress. Staff in sufficient quantity shall be held available at the Artemis Salon in order to provide the services which the firms may need throughout the congress.

REGISTRATION AND STAND AREA DETAILS

The participants who made companion registration may not attend the scientific meetings.

The accomodation fees are at the basis of full board. Accomodation, open buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner are included in the accomodation fees.

In only record fees, collar card, congress briefcase and contents, participation certificate, program book, attendance to the meetings, entrance to the stand area, coffee breaks throughout the congress, gala diner differance and the opening cocktail are included.

For participants who have made record only, the gala dinner costs € 40.

The registration fees of the participants and the firms and the accomodation, stand and sponsorship fees shall be invoiced by our congress organization firm.

Firms wich participate to the congress shall only exhibit their products between 13:30 - 17:00 on 2nd March 2006, and 09:00 - 17:00 in 03 - 04 March 2006.

Participant firms exhibitions will be ended cocerning at 17:00 on 04 March 2006.

Kusadasi is one of Turkey's most sophisticated holiday centers; a perfect place for vacation with its sandy beaches and glassy water. The contrast of the lively holiday life with the quietness of ancient ruins create the special atmosphere of the city.

Kusadasi, one of Turkey's principle holiday resorts, offers an excellent environment for an unforgettable holiday. Situated on the west coast of Turkey- 90km south of Izmir, Kusadasi, is reputed for one of the most attractive city of the Aegean, as it is close to the important historical sites including Ephesus, Didyma, Priene, Miletos-the principals of ancient times, and ideal for sightseers.

Kusadasi has a typical Mediterranean climate with hot summers and mild winters, providing a long tourism season.The city is bathed in sunshine for 300 days of the year.

Numerous powdery sandy beaches with warm and clear waters, providing a peaceful atmosphere, allow a great variety of water and beach facilities. Windsurfing, water skiing, sailing and beach volley are only a few choice for the lovers of active life.

After sunbathing restfully during the day, the city awaits the superb sunset. As the sun sets, the attractive cafes and restaurants through the palm-lined boulevard, get busier.

It is a great delight to watch the comings and goings of the yachts and ships with accompanience of the panoramic view of the sunset, on a pre-drink before the dinner. The restaurants, serving a variety of fresh seafood &fish and Aegean specialties, offer a delicious meal in Kusadasi. Dancing and entertaining at a lively bar or a disco until dawn, may end an ideal day in Kusadasi.

The Kusadasi Setur Marina is one of the largest and best equipped marinas in Turkey with the capacity of 629 yachts both a float and on shore, visited between 2500-3000 boats each year. The marina is on the latitude of 37 52' 20''N and on the longitude of 27 15' 46''E. Custom, repair service, security are some of the 24 hour services in the marina.

Apart from the great historical beauties around Kusadasi, the city is also preserves excellent examples of Ottoman and Turkish mosques, located in the centum. "The Fortress Mosque", built by the vizier Okuz Mehmet Pasa in the 17th century, is the most impressing and monumental mosque in Kusadasi.